Porsche 2011–2012 Seat Belts recall

Recalled August 5, 2011 · NHTSA recall 11V409000 · Porsche

Hazard

SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT BE ROUTED OPTIMALLY AROUND THE OCCUPANT, OR MAY POTENTIALLY LOOSEN AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY DURING A CRASH.

Remedy

PORSCHE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT BELT ANCHORS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE SEAT BELT. THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-767-7243.

Units

235 units

Description

PORSCHE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 911 SPEEDSTER AND 911 GTS RS 4.0; AND MODEL YEAR 2012 BOXSTER (INCLUDING S AND SPYDER); CAYMAN (INCLUDING S AND R); 911 CARRERA (INCLUDING S, GTS, 4, 4S, AND 4 GTS); 911 TARGA 4 AND TARGA 4S; AND 911 TURBO AND TURBO S MODELS MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 31, 2011, THROUGH JUNE 10, 2011. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE MOUNTING HOLES IN THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR PLATES FITTED TO THE VEHICLE ARE TOO SMALL. IF THE HOLE DIAMETER IS TOO SMALL, THE ANCHOR PLATE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ROTATE ABOUT THE FASTENING BOLT AS DESIGNED.

What to do

Product

Porsche 911 CARRERA · Porsche 911 CARRERA 4 · Porsche 911 CARRERA 4 GTS · Porsche 911 CARRERA 4S · Porsche 911 CARRERA GTS · Porsche 911 CARRERA S · Porsche 911 GT3 RS · Porsche 911 SPEEDSTER · Porsche 911 TARGA 4 · Porsche 911 TARGA 4S · Porsche 911 TURBO · Porsche 911 TURBO S · Porsche BOXSTER · Porsche BOXSTER S · Porsche BOXSTER SPYDER · Porsche CAYMAN · Porsche CAYMAN R · Porsche CAYMAN S

Manufacturer(s)

Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Official recall notice on nhtsa.gov →